⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:18 · WSH 27-29 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Young technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · WSH 64-73 ORL
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:37 · WSH 84-92 ORL
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:56 · WSH 86-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 5:33 · WSH 13-25 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 4:46 · WSH 62-70 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q4 2:56 · WSH 86-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
